Perhaps she's not attracted to people of your gender, she's focusing on her career or education, or she simply values your platonic relationship, etc. It's also possible that she doesn't view you as a potential romantic partner, but that doesn't mean she doesn't value you, care about you, or want the best for you.
She Isn't Sexually Attracted To You
Women may never say it out loud, but sexual attraction does play a major role in their relationships with men. It is not so much about your physical appearance as it is about how you are to her. Impress her by your confidence and charm and you might just have a chance.
It's possible to go from being friends into something more if both people are romantically interested in each other and open to giving it a try. Lots of married couples started as friends before they realized they had feelings for each other.
Staying friends with someone after developing real romantic feelings for them can be hard. However, many people have successfully remained friends after unrequited love confessions. Although it's common for two people not to be able to get past potential awkwardness, it can still be possible for some.
Overall, perhaps the best thing to do is to respect your friend's wishes and stop trying to pursue a romantic relationship with her, if that isn't what she wants. This doesn't mean that your emotional needs have to be ignored.
Daily experience suggests that non-romantic friendships between males and females are not only possible, but common—men and women live, work, and play side-by-side, and generally seem to be able to avoid spontaneously sleeping together.
As always, context is super important, so look out for multiple signs. If she texts all the time, get close when you talk, laughs at your jokes, and she still wants to see more of you, there's a real possibility that she sees you as more than just a friend.
Do friends become romantic partners in real life? The answer is yes! In our research, conducted at the University of Manitoba, University of Waterloo, and the University of Victoria, we found that not only are romantic couples platonic friends before they become romantically involved, this path to romance is common.
She might be putting you in the friend zone because, for now, that's the only place where there's room. Take it as a compliment that she's not using you to get over another guy, and wants to keep you around. While all relationships take work, friendships are lower maintenance than relationship relationships.
Can a Guy and Girl Hand Out Alone as Just Friends? Yes. It is absolutely fine to hang out alone with someone from the opposite sex just as friends. You should, however, have an honest conversation ahead of time what both of your intentions are and if you consider them to be more than just a friend.
People end up getting stuck in the friend zone for a number of reasons. Sometimes they simply don't make themselves attractive to others. Sometimes they pick the wrong person, who doesn't match them as a lover. Sometimes they are not bold and do not demand a fair trade where their needs get met upfront.
Here are some other signs you're in a situationship: There's been no define-the-relationship (DTR) convo. You're doing girlfriend/boyfriend activities, but you've both stated it's casual. You haven't integrated into each other's lives meaningfully—you haven't met their family, friends, or colleagues.
If a guy wants to let a girl down easy, he'll do what many girls do in the same situation: he'll friend zone her. Sometimes it's hard for the girl to catch on to these cues. If he's just as nice as he's always been, she'll probably continue holding onto hope until a DTR ensues.
Recent research actually tells us that the average female friendship lasts 16 years, which is 6 years longer than the average romantic relationship. Once we turn 55, our friendships on average last 23 years!
Girls are also more intimate in their friendships than males, and the study shows it's tough for males to verbalize that they care for a friend.
Girls may sometimes ignore guys they like due to some of these reasons: They may not be able to express themselves before the guys maybe because of shyness. They may not want to start up a relationship which they're not ready for at the moment. They may have mixed thoughts about what they might be feeling.